Mourning Blanshard

1768 - 1834  (~ 66 years)

• Name	Mourning Blanshard
  Born	Mar 1768	North Carolina   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Died	Sep 1834	Whitley County, Kentucky   [1, 2, 4]
  Buried	Red Bird Cemetery, Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky   [1, 2, 4]
  Person ID	I10836	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of PNH
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Aaron Blanshard,   d. Aft 13 Jul 1772, Chowan County, North Carolina
  Mother	Rachel,   d. Aft 13 Jul 1772
  Family ID	F22139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Sumner,   b. Abt 1766, Gates, North Carolina ,   d. 1834, Whitley County, Kentucky  (Age ~ 68 years)
  Married	3 Apr 1784	North Carolina   [5, 6]
  Children	1. Lydia Sumner   2. Sally Sumner   3. Nehemiah "Miah" Sumner,   b. Between 1785 and 1787, Buncombe, North Carolina ,   d. 14 Feb 1871, Whitley County, Kentucky  (Age ~ 86 years)   4. John Sumner,   b. Abt 1792, Buncombe, North Carolina   5. Mark Sumner,   b. 3 Oct 1795, Buncombe, North Carolina ,   d. 15 Sep 1869, Whitley County, Kentucky  (Age 73 years)   6. George Sumner,   b. 1800, Grayson County, Virginia ,   d. Between 1873 and 1880, Monroe, Carroll, Indiana  (Age 73 years)   7. Frances Sumner,   b. Abt 1804, Grayson County, Virginia ,   d. Abt 1825, Whitley County, Kentucky  (Age ~ 21 years) + 8. Nancy Anne Sumner,   b. Jun 1804, Grayson County, Virginia ,   d. Jul 1876, Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2015
  Family ID	F6390	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Sometimes called "Mahala", the name on her tombstone. Nicknamed "Holly," according to some. She is called Mahala in her father's 1772 will, which also names her future husband James Sumner (called his "trusty friend") an executor. Assertions that she was of Cherokee heritage are, to the best of our knowledge, baseless.

  
  

• Sources

  [S282] Nancy Jonckheere, 23 Dec 1999, post to Cumberland-River-L. [S1055] Findagrave.com page for Mahalah Sumner. [S840] Ancestry of Elizabeth Louise White by Steven C. Perkins., date only. [S840] Ancestry of Elizabeth Louise White by Steven C. Perkins. [S115] North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868, on ancestry.com. [S250] North Carolina Marriage Index, 1741-2004, on ancestry.com.